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whole: the image occupies the whole, held within a narrow black border. The title is integrated and positioned in the
upper third, in black. The text is integrated and positioned in the lower quarter, also in black.
image: a scene from the Russian Revolution, illuminated by the stylised rays of the sun. Beneath four tower blocks, a crowd fills a street.
In the centre, a red flag is held up, and in the foreground, injured people are carried over the heads of the crowd.
text: GEDENKET AM 17. OKT DER OPFER DES WEITPROLETARIATS
EUCH RETTET NUR DER KOMMUNISMUS
[On 17 October remember the victims from the world proletariat. Only Communism will save you.]

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